The neat thing about those is that you can change spring rate by changing
air pressure.
The hillclimb formula cars in England have been using them also.
Finally, George Bowland has been using them on his Amod car for several
years now.
Chuck
From: Don Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [F500] Shock Talk for Chuck and Jay
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 09:26:39 -0700 (PDT)
I used some snowmobile shocks (Fox adjustables with
150 lb springs front and 300 lb rears) on the DSR I
was building last year. they Worked very well. If
there was a way we could get rid of the torsion bars
in front, I would go right past the Coil overs to Fox
Air Pros. they are an adjustable air shcok that come
on Polaris's 900 snowmobile. They work very well.
I will be trying a set on the rear of my Solo Vee
after Nationals in preparation for next year. They
save anout 2-3 pounds a corner by not having springs.
Don Miller
--- Jan Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I personally am not in favor of the conventional
> shocks for our cars. I
> do solo only (no road racing). However, if you guys
> are truly interested
> in the shock deal, check out the coil-overs that the
> new 4 wheel atvs
> have. Some of the 4 wheelers are closing in on 600
> to 700 lbs, not quite
> the 200 lb machines of old. With that kind of
> weight, the coil-overs
> should be closely matched to the needs of our cars.
> I dont know what
> they cost, but a call or 2 to your local dealership
> would give a
> ball-park. My guess would be in the $150 each area.
> Kawasaki, Honda,
> Yamaha and Suzuki all make these, as well as Polaris
> and a few others.
> Bill Schmidt 88 Red Devil Kawi (traditionalist)
>
>
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